Jody Baumgartner

Dr. Jason Pudlo (PhD, University of Oklahoma) started working with us in August 2022. His research areas include public administration, emergency management, multi-method research, and the role of faith-based organizations in emergency response to natural disasters. He will teach classes in public administration, research methods, and security studies, with a focus on homeland security and emergency management.

We are very excited to have our three impressive new arrivals become part of our faculty. They will expand our capacity to teach classes in many different programs. Please join us in welcoming them.

Dr. Jason Pudlo (PhD, University of Oklahoma) started working with us in August 2022. His research areas include public administration, emergency management, multi-method research, and the role of faith-based organizations in emergency response to natural disasters. He will teach classes in public administration, research methods, and security studies, with a focus on homeland security and emergency management.

We are very excited to have our three impressive new arrivals become part of our faculty. They will expand our capacity to teach classes in many different programs. Please join us in welcoming them.

Dr. Austin Matthews (PhD, Louisiana State University) joined the department in August 2022. His areas of research interest include comparative politics, authoritarian governments and Eastern Europe. He will teach classes for the department in comparative politics, international relations, and security studies, with a focus on international security.

Merry Christmas, Happy NY, and see you on Jan. 2.

The department has been grateful for the continued support we have received from Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences (THCAS) and ECU in the form of faculty positions. In spite of recent hiring restrictions and freezes, we have been allowed to hire 3 new faculty members in the past 2 years.

Dr. Hanna Kassab (PhD, University of Miami) taught for the department in the fields of security studies and international relations from 2018-2021 in a fixed-term position. He has been well-liked by students and the other faculty and has a strong research record. He started a new tenure-track position in the department in spring 2022.

Dr. Carmine Scavo (PhD, University of Michigan) retired in May 2020 after a long and productive career here. He started working in the department in August 1985. He was a member of the Master of Public Administration faculty and served as its Program Director from 2015 until his retirement in 2020.

Department of Political Science, 2022 Year in Review, Part I

The department is extremely proud of Mrs. Heather Bateman, our Lead Administrator, who is a fall 2022 graduate of ECU! Mrs. Bateman has earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Distribution and Logistics and is graduating Magna Cum Laude! She has already started taking classes toward her Master’s degree in Technology Management. Congratulations, Heather!